Metallic structural joint.



Y B. B. WHEELER. METALLIC STRUCTURAL JOINT.

APPLIO ATION TILED H0129, 1911.

Patented, June 10,1913.

ATTORNEY partment with EDWIN B. WHEELER, 0! PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

, METALLIC STRUCTURAL JOINT.

massed To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN B. WHEELER, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city and county of Philadelphia, State of Iemfiylvania,have invented a new and useful etal'lic Structural Joint, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention consists of an improvement in a ship and other tankconstruction involving novel means for strengthening or stiflening theconnection of a tank or comadjacent members of such construction andrendering the existing joints water, oil, air, gas, gasolene, and dusttight, the features involved being multiplied in the ship according tothe number of the same required.

The invention is satisfactorily illustrated in the accompanying drawing,but the important instrumentalities thereof may be varied, and so it isto be understood that the invention is not limited to the specificarrangement and organization shown and described.

Figure 1 represents a vertical section of a portion of shipsconstruction embodying my invention. Fig. 2' represents a perspectiveView partly in vertical section thereof on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3represents a horizontal section thereof on line w-w Fig. 2. Fig. 4:represents a perspective view partly in vertical section of amodificationthereof. Figs. 5 to "11 inclusive represent horizontalsections of modifications.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in the figuresReferring to the drawings :-A designates a tank formed of metal, whosevsides B B are riveted or otherwise firmly connected to the floor C. Thetop D of said tank is pierced or cutout for the passage therethrough ofthe metallic channel frame E whose lower end is firmly connected withthe floor C by means of the angular bracket F or other suitable means.

G designates a metallic box which is composed of the sides H and thebottom J, portions of said box entering the channel frame E and beingriveted thereto, the bottom J resting on the top D of the tank and beingriveted thereto.

The margin of the top D is provided with the vertical flange K which isriveted to the side B of the tank and has the contiguous side H of thebox G riveted thereto, said side being also riveted to the contigu-Specifleation of Letters ratent.

7 Walls of the cut away portion as at Patented J 11110 10, 191 3.

hpfifinafion filed: November 29, 1911. Seriat No. 663,118.

ous side of the channel frame E. The flange K is cut away in verticaldirection to allow the adjacent side of the frame E to passtherethrou-gh, said side abutting against the K, K facilitate calkingand Surrounding the frame of the box G outside of for bracing and to forother purposes. E and the portions the latter is an angular bracket Lwhich is L-shaped in cross-section, being composed of the vertical sidesM, and the horizontal base N, said sides being riveted to the frame Eand the vertical sides of the box G. The base N is riveted to the top Dof the tank, thus firmly connecting the various members stated, it beingevident that the contiguous parts of the matter may be calked, and sowater, oil, air, gas, or gasoline and dust tight joints are provided forsaid parts.

In Fig. 4 I show an angle beam K employed in lieu of the flange K, thesame having the bottom J of the box G riveted to the lower horizontallimb thereof, and the adj acent' side I-I riveted to the upper verticallimb thereof.

In Figs. 5 to 11 inclusive I show various modifications. In Fig. 5 thechannel frame or beam E is L-shaped and the angle-bracket G iscorrespondingly shaped so as to embrace opposite sides of one limb ofsaid beam, and having limbs which abut against the adjacent members,said angle-bracket and its flanges being properly secured in position.In Fig. (5, the bealn E is provided on one of its limbs with aprojecting bead E, said limb being embraced by separate angle-bracketsGcG. on oppositesides of the limb, one of said angle-brackets having abulge G so as to receive and embracesaid head. In Fig. 7, the beam E isprovided on one of its limbs with a bead G the same projecting fromopposite sides of the limb, the latter being embraced by separateanglebrackets G each of which is provided with a bulge E the bulgesreceiving and embracing said bead. In Fig. 8, the beam E is divided, itstransverse limbs meeting and overlapping forming a double L-shape. Inthis case a plurality of angle-brackets G G is employed, they being madeto accord with said divided beam E. In Fig. 9, I show an I-beam E and aplurality of angle-brackets G G is employed, they being made to accordwith said beam. In Fig. '10, the beam E and angle-bracket G arerespectively L-shaped and in Fig. l1,the beam is double L-shaped,

calking tanks,

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through such members.

and a plurality of angle-brackets G is cinployed,they being respectivelyon opposlte sides of the transverse portion of the beam, but in all ofthese cases the beam and the contiguous members are embraced and firmlyconnected by riveting or otherwise, the same as in the channel beam ofFigs. 1,

2, 3 and 4, while the angle-brackets in all' cases may be calked as alsothe boxes in said figures, so that the joints of the contiguous partsare rendered Water, oil, air, gas or gasolene and dust ti ht.

While I have designated the member H as a box, as in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and4, and it cnters'the frame or beam E it constitutes an auxiliaryangle-bracket so that said beam is embraced Within and without onopposite sides the same as is accomplished by a plurality ofangle-brackets as in the other figures. The edges of the flanges of theanglebracket and box afford calking-edges which are-suitably calked orupset by a proper calking tool, such as is employed in boilers, shipsplates or similar structures, to form water, oil, or air tight jointsbetween the bracket, box, beam and compartment-member where the beamspass The angle-bracket and box thus form simple and eflicient means formaking tight-joints between beams and walls, decks or partitions throughwhich they The invention is applicable to marine, drydock, and othertank construction and so not to be considered as limited to ships.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a tank construction, a a compartment-member formed with an openingthrough which said beam passes, and an angle-bracket of L-shaped crosssection embracing said beam to close the space between the latter andthe opening and having its flanges secured to the beam and to thecompartment member to afford calking edges.

2. In a tank construction, a flanged beam,

a compartment member having an openingthrough which said beam passes, aflanged angle-bracket of L-shaped cross section constructed to embracesaid beam and having flanged beam,

shaped to fit into said beam and secured to the latter and to theflanges of said calking edges.

3. In a tank construction, a flanged beam, a compartment member havingan opening through which said beam passes, a flanged box shaped topartly fit into said beam and secured to said compartment member, aflanged angle-bracket of L-shaped cross-section constructed to embracesaid beam and secured to the compartment member, and fastening meansthrough the flanges of said angle-bracket, beam and box, the edges ofsaid bracket and box afl'ordmg calking edges.

4. In a compartment having a top and sides, the combination of a beampassing through the compartment and secured to one side thereof, abracket of L shaped cross section, a box, said bracket and box securedto fit around the exposed sides of said beam, an angle bar connected tothe top and said side of said compartment, one side of said box and saidbracket overlapping said angle bar.

5. In a tank construction, a flanged beam, a compartment-member havingan opening through which said beam passes, a flanged plate of L-shapedcross section constructed to embrace three sides of said beam andoverlapping the adjacent sides of the compartment-member, a part ofwhich member forms the final boundary of the flanged beam, all securelyriveted together to afi'ord calking edges.

6 In a construction of the character stated, a compartment member, abeam therethrough, two flanged plate boxes bounding Web and innersurfaces of flanges of said beam and over-lapping the compartmentmember, a clip of L-shaped section and compartment member forming finalboundary of above mentioned beam, all securely riveted together toafl'ord calking edges.

EDWIN B. WHEELER.

the compartment member, bracket and box aflordlug Witnesses:

JOHN A. WIEDERSHEIM,

N. BUSSINGER.

